Why you keep waking up to pee in the middle of the night

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.

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I’m writing this article at 2 a.m.

Not because I suffer from insomnia, but because I just woke up to pee. Now, like so many others, I can’t fall back asleep. Instead of scrolling aimlessly through social media, I figured — why not write about my experience?

I’m in my 40s and healthy, and I generally sleep well. But lately, I’ve found myself waking up once a…